Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed all the participating dignitaries at the Bharat Mandapam, the main venue of the G20 leaders summit at Pragati Maidan. Modi stood in front of a giant image of the Konark wheel from Odisha’s Sun Temple, while welcoming the leaders with warm handshakes. The Konark wheel was built during […]
According to Reuters, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced that US President Joe Biden is planning to travel to India from September 7th to 10th in order to participate in a summit of the Group of 20 nations. Sullivan mentioned during a briefing that Biden intends to engage in several one-on-one discussions during […]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has once again “admitted to losing the cipher”, saying he “couldn’t recall” where he kept it, a media outlet reported. According to The News, the deposed Prime Minister — who was ousted from office following a no-confidence motion in […]
Washington, Aug 24 For the first time in the history of the US, two Indian-American presidential candidates locked horns over the country’s foreign policy in the Republican party’s first presidential debate. On Wednesday, Nikki Haley, 51, accused Vivek Ramaswamy, 38, of supporting America’s foreign adversaries and abandoning its friends, and said that her GOP rival […]
Washington, Aug 25 Taking a jab at Indian-American Vice President Kamala Harris’ accent, saying she “speaks in rhyme”, former US President Donald Trump said that he does not see her as a presidential candidate for Democrats. While his Republican rivals engaged in a war of words at the first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) extended its congratulations to India for the extraordinary accomplishment of landing Chandrayaan-3 on the moon’s South Pole, often referred to as the ‘dark side’. The event received extensive international coverage from news networks around the world. India received worldwide acclaim as it joined an exclusive group of nations—namely the US, […]
San Francisco, Aug 20 The key to understanding the working memory relies not only on what one is storing in memory but also why, say a group of researchers. According to the study published in the journal Current Biology, this is the “working” part of working memory, which emphasises the purpose of storing something in […]
New Delhi, Aug 11 The Indian government on Friday said that it is closely monitoring the situation in violence-hit Niger, and has advised Indians living in the west African nation to leave the country as soon as possible. An advisory issued by the External Affairs Ministry said that “India is closely monitoring ongoing developments in […]
Los Angeles, Aug 10 As Taylor Swift takes her Eras Tour to Asia, with her first stop being Japan, Meghan Markle was spotted the night before the singer headed out for the country in her Los Angeles gig, while her husband Prince Harry was in Tokyo for business reasons. As reported by People magazine, the […]
London British-Indian author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel ‘Western Lane’ is among 13 books longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize. The winner of the 50,000 pound prize will be announced at an event at Old Billingsgate, London, on November 26. Set within the British-Gujarati community, Kenya-born Maroo’s “tender and moving” debut novel talks about grief, sisterhood, […]